Bahanaga is a Block situated in Balasore district in Odisha. Located in rural part of Odisha, it is one among the 12 blocks of Balasore district. As per the government records, the block code of Bahanaga is 97. The block has 174 villages and there are total 32765 homes in this Block.
As per Census 2011, Bahanaga's population is 138369. Out of this, 71265 are males whereas the females count 67104 here. This block has 16334 children in the age bracket of 0-6 years. Out of this 8511 are boys and 7823 are girls.
Literacy rate in Bahanaga block is 74%. 103268 out of total 138369 population is educated here. Among males the literacy rate is 80% as 57293 males out of total 71265 are educated while female literacy rate is 68% as 45975 out of total 67104 females are educated in this Block.
The dark portion is that illiteracy rate of Bahanaga block is 25%. Here 35101 out of total 138369 individuals are illiterate. Male illiteracy rate here is 19% as 13972 males out of total 71265 are illiterate. Among the females the illiteracy rate is 31% and 21129 out of total 67104 females are illiterate in this block.
The count of occupied people of Bahanaga block is 45572 whereas 92797 are un-employed. And out of 45572 working person 14826 individuals are totally dependent on farming.
